Tophi dissolution - Success stories?

Those who managed to dissolve your tophi, how would you describe the whole process? How long did it take?

Have you been on Allopurinol or Febuxostat? What level of uric acid have you maintained the whole time?

Did it change its state from "firm" to "squishy" and then gradually disappeared?

Any kind of physical therapy used in the process?

Did you manage to improve or fully recover your joint function once the tophi was gone? Any lasting damage?

Perhaps, someone here specifically with experience of tophi dissolution in elbows, i.e. in "bursa sac"?

I'm having one myself, and I also know from AMA with Dr. Edwards that it can take years to dissolve, even with low UA, but I'd still like to hear some more of real life stories.

Thanks!